Frost absorber



July 19, 1938. (LS. MURCH 2,124,259

FROST ABSORBER Fild May 11, 1936 aars'aMz/rv INVENTOR w rrass IATTORNEYS With these and other objects in view, the inpenetrating theground l6 below the surface Patented July 19, 1938 2,124,259

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE FROST ABSORBER Charles S. Murch, Augusta,Maine Application May 11, 1936, Serial No. 79,140 1 Claim. (01. 137-69)The invention relates to a frost absorber and being accessible at thesurface of the ground for more especially to a resilient cushioningdevice the filling of the said tank. for use in connection with pipingbeneath ground. Leading from the tank is a feed pipe 1 which The primaryobject of the invention is the prois connected with a gasoline pump, aportion bevision of a device of this character, wherein the ingindicated at 8, and included with this pipe is same when applied to alead to or from a gasoa check return valve casing 9, the pipe I beingline tank buried within the ground to a pump suitably elbowed to give ahorizontal run in next above ground will eliminate the breaking of theto the valve casing 93. joints of the piping resultant from frost pene-The tank 5 also has. associated therewith a trating the ground as thelatter is caused to exvent tube ll.

pand and thereby affecting or distorting the lay Beneath the horizontalrun 10 of the pipe I is of the pipe which damages the joints or connecasoft rubber section l2 having the enveloping tions therewith. portion l3to embrace the valve 9 and such see- A further object of the inventionis the protion I! and portion I3 are incased with a watervision of adevice of this character, which is proof casement Hi, the latter withthe section I2 comparatively simple in its make-up, readily and beingprovided with a seat l5 for the horizontal easily applied to a piping,thoroughly reliable and lay IU of the pipe I and the purpose of thesecefficient in operation and inexpensive to manution I2 with theportion I3 is to absorb disturbfacture and install. ances against thepipe 1 resultant from frost vention consists in the features ofconstruction, thereof as such frost will expand the earth andcombination and arrangement of parts as will be this pressure would bedirected against the p p hereinafter more fully described, illustratedin 1 and if not relieved would have a tendency to the accompanyingdrawing, which discloses the break the joints or connections, thereofbetween preferred embodiment of the invention and the tank 5 and thepump 8. The section I2 and pointed out in the claim hereunto appended. PI3 5011 as a Cushion to relieve the P In the accompanying drawing: sureof the earth when frost penetrates the same Figure 1 is a fragmentaryplan view showing against the pipe I, particularly the lay Ill thereof apipe lay with the device constructed in accordand in this mannereliminating dama e to he ance with the invention applied thereto.equipment. The section I2 is held fixed with Figure 2 is an enlargedsectional view on the relation to the p 1 by Strap 619111195 line 2--2of Figure 1 looking in the direction of What is Claimed is: the arrows Afrost absorber and cushioning means for Figure 3 is a fragmentaryvertical sectional underground piping and valve set-up therewith, ViewShowing a gas tank and a portion of a gasm comprising a section of softrubber having in the 35 line pump with the connections between the sameuPpermos.t face thereof Seat underand the device applied beneath ground.ground pipe and also provided with a pocket for Similar referencecharacters indicate correthe valve the Said Section being relativelywide to protrude laterally beyond opposite sides of the- 0 partsthroughout the several Vlews m pipe and valve, a waterproof casementabout said 40 the w section and entirely enveloping the same, strapReferrmg P the drawmg m detall, 5 loops embracing the casement and pipeat spaced hates a gasolme k for the storage of gasolme, intervalsthereof, and fasteners engaged with the the Same as usual being Sunkenthe groundstrap loops for securing the same in embracing -15 beneath thesurface thereof the required distance position,

and leading to this tank is the filling pipe 6, it CHARLES MURCH

